Description

Awake is the seventh album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It is the follow-up to their Grammy-nominated album Comatose. The album was released August 25, 2009 by Lava Records and Ardent Records and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on July 27, 2010, and has since gone double platinum, selling over 2,000,000 copies to date. It was nominated for Top Christian Album at the Billboard Music Awards 2011 and won. This is the last album to feature guitarist Ben Kasica and the first studio release to feature drummer Jen Ledger. The singles "Awake and Alive" and "Hero" are certified Platinum, while "Monster" reached Double-Platinum status.

Reviews

Good, yet... Skillet is good. Quite good. But, musically they need slightly more style, a little more fluctuation. After about six tracks I got tired of John Cooper's constantly graveling voice, and wished I could hear some more female vocals. I really like Jen Ledger's voice and would like to hear more of it. Also, they will give a small space for a guitar solo and then just when its getting good, they drop right back into power chords. I think they improve with each new album, and am eagerly expectant.

Skylarboo :3

Skillet is the best Christian band. Nuff said. XD Guys, it isn't Illuminati symbolism. Their album cover isn't supposed to mean the Illuminati symbol. It's supposed to be like a guy coming to life, and was wrapped in bandages before, with his eye showing. The triangle was a coincidence. When are you all going to wake up and realize not everything is the Illuminati? -_-

Jeffrey Robinson

Skillet! In case u people didn't know...illuminate symbol is an eye inside a triangle... Not a diamond :k so ya Look at the cover and count the sides before u call a band who PREACHES AT EVERY CONCERT satanic. Great album skillet! Keep it up I'm looking forward to album 10!!!

Watch out for false Christian bands. I would never have guessed this group was a Christian band unless I read it as it doesn't come close to Christian music. This is not true Christian music. Christian music is suppose to glorify the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Its suppose to lift our own spirit as well as we worship God. You cannot worship God with this band.

Kaleb Moore

Concerning Monster and Christian music The song Monster is a reference to our sinful nature. "For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing it. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it." Romans 7:19 and 20. This is the reference found in the NIV bible. And for those that say "this isn't Christian music", I urge you to look at the lyrics. And follow that up with listening to Saving Grace, Impending Doom, and Demon Hunter.

Meg Holford

Amazing!! I'm not a believer in God, nor do I stick to any faith of the sort, but this does not change the fact that this is fantastic music. The songs I can relate to; I can understand the lyrics and can relate them to past experiences. The band are amazing and I strongly recommend them to anyone reading this now. I can only hope that they continue to make great music like this

User reviews

Joshua Crain November 17, 2014

Good, yet... Skillet is good. Quite good. But, musically they need slightly more style, a little more fluctuation. After about six tracks I got tired of John Cooper's constantly graveling voice, and wished I could hear some more female vocals. I really like Jen Ledger's voice and would like to hear more of it. Also, they will give a small space for a guitar solo and then just when its getting good, they drop right back into power chords. I think they improve with each new album, and am eagerly expectant.

Skillet is the best Christian band. Nuff said. XD Guys, it isn't Illuminati symbolism. Their album cover isn't supposed to mean the Illuminati symbol. It's supposed to be like a guy coming to life, and was wrapped in bandages before, with his eye showing. The triangle was a coincidence. When are you all going to wake up and realize not everything is the Illuminati? -_-

Skillet! In case u people didn't know...illuminate symbol is an eye inside a triangle... Not a diamond :k so ya Look at the cover and count the sides before u call a band who PREACHES AT EVERY CONCERT satanic. Great album skillet! Keep it up I'm looking forward to album 10!!!

Watch out for false Christian bands. I would never have guessed this group was a Christian band unless I read it as it doesn't come close to Christian music. This is not true Christian music. Christian music is suppose to glorify the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Its suppose to lift our own spirit as well as we worship God. You cannot worship God with this band.

Concerning Monster and Christian music The song Monster is a reference to our sinful nature. "For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing it. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it." Romans 7:19 and 20. This is the reference found in the NIV bible. And for those that say "this isn't Christian music", I urge you to look at the lyrics. And follow that up with listening to Saving Grace, Impending Doom, and Demon Hunter.

Amazing!! I'm not a believer in God, nor do I stick to any faith of the sort, but this does not change the fact that this is fantastic music. The songs I can relate to; I can understand the lyrics and can relate them to past experiences. The band are amazing and I strongly recommend them to anyone reading this now. I can only hope that they continue to make great music like this

I AGREE WITH DAVID this isnt christain, if your gonna say its christain! MAKE IT REAL CHRISTAIN MUSIC! I never said I didnt like it, but it doesnt make sence, this doesnt sound like christain stuff, its hard rock, kinda. I like the music, but change the story, its wrong......way to wrong....

dude this is awesome! I love this song! and fnaf 3 die in a fire! and fnaf 1 song and survive the night from any fnaf and just gold from fnaf 1! And I can tell this is the best its even better than Minecraft and Roblox! And I love Minecraft and Roblox! And fnaf 1 2 and 3 And I really love monster skillet music it rules! And I can't believe that it's better than Minecraft and Roblox! Hero skillet I need a hero!

I love monster, hero, and awake and alive. I think that they might've used the guy with bandages to show the Lasurus effect for the meaning that we, as Christians, have been given life because of what Christ did for us. He raised us from spiritual death.

Beast Love the songs I love skillet my favorite songs from skillet are hero monster. I can't believe how epic the band is. And why do people listen to one direction when their is bands like skillet and nickelback suggesti suggegtion

Its skillet what can I say There awesome my favorite song from this album is Monster but I also like not gonna die and battle cry from a different album but it reaches out to me I think everyone should listen to at least one song before they say its stupid

Concerning the "Illuminati symbolism" First off, the Illuminati symbolism. Those of you who find this symbolism in the album cover are completely wrong. The Illuminati symbol is a legitimate triangle. The "triangle" on the album cover isn't a triangle at all. It has four sides which means it can't be a triangle. Notice the "tri" in triangle. Tri, meaning three. Not four. In addition, if it was a triangle, it's still not the Illuminati symbol because it's upside-down.

They Rock for Jesus! I love this album, And the best thing about this band is that they can be themslves, and not like the world where they are all selling their souls to satan. Jesus is the ONLY WAY, THERE IS NO OTHER.

I would almost say this is my favorite skillet album but can't choose between Awake and Comatose but I do like this album a lot it is so cool my favorite song off this album is Monster followed by Hero / Awake and Alive / It's not me it's you / Don't wake me

Amazing I absolutely love this Album and this band now. I am a proud Christian and never knew Christian music could be like this. I want to serve my lord and be a rock singer so I want to be a band like this! I love it!!!

Favourite Band. EVER. I have every single one of their songs from all albums. The best thing about this band is that I'm able to relate to most of their songs. Just one of the reasons I love this band so much.

BEST ALBUM EVER I am personally a Skillet fan and this my favorite album. It has many of there best songs such as Hero, Monster, Awake And Alive, Dead Inside, Never Surrender, Sometimes, Should've When You Could've, and Don't Wake Me. I recommend this album for Skillet fans, if you do like Skillet check out 3 Days Graces album One X.

I'm sorry but how is this Christian? Especially with the whole illuminati symbolism going on in the albums cover. Many people will deny this fact but I think you don't want to believe it...Satan truly is infiltrating the Christian world. Since when does music like this represent Christianity? "In the world but not of it" this sure sounds like being of the world....I'm sure God wouldn't be rocking out to this.